Tobacco Bag

Inunaina (Arapaho)
Northern Arapaho
Central Plains
Plains

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about 1860

Native tanned hide, glass beads, sinew

Overall: 28 1/2 × 4 3/4 × 2 in. (72.4 × 12.1 × 5.1 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund, the William S. Rubin Fund, the Julia L. Whittier Fund, and the Phyllis and Bertram Geller 1937 Memorial Fund

2009.66

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

19th century

Object Name

Personal Gear: Bag

Research Area

Native American

Native American: Plains

Not on view

Course History

WRIT 5, On Poor Taste, William Boyer, Winter 2015

Exhibition History

Native American Art at Dartmouth: Highlights from the Hood Museum of Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 8, 2011-March 12, 2012.

Provenance

Private collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico; sold to present collection, 2009.

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